Latest News Save for later Saved Subscribe Scientists study the impact of iceberg meltwater on the carbon-sequestering phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean. All else being equal, global warming means more giant icebergs breaking off Antarctica and sliding into the ocean. But, as these massive hunks of ice float around the Southern Ocean, their meltwater is stimulating a process that is fighting back. As icebergs slowly melt into the sea, they deposit nutrients, such as iron,…
How giant icebergs could be fighting climate change
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